Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 70.0% more likely to be obese
In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 89.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 85.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 16.9% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.4% more likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 46.7% more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 84.4% less coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Colombia? See an in-depth size comparison.